The Octagon (1980)
- Directed by
- Eric Karson
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film, thriller film, ninja film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 155 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A martial artist has to stop a group of ninja-trained terrorists. The terrorists are led by his own foster brother.
1980s actiontenseseriousmartial artslone-herohigh-stakesgritty
What happens
The Octagon is a 1980 American action martial arts film starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef. It was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. The film involves a martial artist (Chuck Norris) who must stop a group of terrorists trained in the ninja style by his foster brother (Tadashi Yamashita). It was filmed in Los Angeles and released by the distribution wing of American Cinema Productions beginning August 15, 1980. It is notable for its inventive use of voice-over effects to portray the inner life of Norris' character, Scott James. This was actor Richard Norton's film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Pray for Death (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.